Overview
- Adou Thiero logged roughly four minutes in his first NBA appearance and scored on two free throws before finishing with a late fast-break dunk.
- Following the Lakers’ 119-95 win in Milwaukee, game officials declined to release the game ball to Los Angeles for the rookie’s keepsake.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo took the ball from a Bucks attendant and passed it to the Lakers group so it could be delivered to Thiero.
- Jarred Vanderbilt said crew chief Pat Fraher told him he would be written up for trying to secure the ball, according to comments relayed to ESPN.
- Thiero’s father, Almamy, thanked Antetokounmpo on X, and the rookie’s chance came with Rui Hachimura held out for calf soreness and Marcus Smart unavailable.